In real life, it's more likely to be a cause of deleterious mutations than a shortcut to enhanced abilities, as shown by major ecological damage in nuclear meltdown fallout zones, like Chernobyl and Fukushima.
A major euro zone meltdown would cause severe damage around the world.
Meanwhile, with the possible exception of a euro zone meltdown, the housing market remains the largest threat to economic recovery.
Underlining Washington's vital interest in averting a euro zone meltdown, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will visit Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, Marseille and Milan from Tuesday -- his fourth trip to Europe since early September -- to urge key European officials to take decisive action.
See articleMarkets continued to gyrate amid fears of a euro-zone meltdown and rumours of a political solution.
Talk of an autumn bail-out and worries that this might spark a wider euro-zone meltdown make Spaniards glummer.Spain's painful deleveraging process may last for years.
DAVID CAMERON does not want Britain to leave the European Union, though he finds it exasperating and fears euro-zone meltdown could cost him re-election.
A euro-zone meltdown, if it comes to that, would be devastating to the already battered economies of Europe, leading to widespread credit contraction, mass unemployment and depressed economies across the Continent.
MY PRINT column this week considers the political implications in Britain of the deepening euro crisis:DAVID CAMERON does not want Britain to leave the European Union, though he finds it exasperating and fears euro-zone meltdown could cost him re-election.
Inflation expectations sank in late spring, stabilised and ticked upward over the summer as Europeans acted to prevent a euro-zone meltdown, then rose rapidly in September when the Federal Reserve unveiled a new policy framework which included ongoing asset purchases.
